How common is the surname Scheerer?

1,376 people in the United States had the surname Scheerer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. It ranked 19,602nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Scheerer?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Scheerer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Scheerer?

Robert Scheerer, American actor, director, and producer.

Where is the surname Scheerer most common?

Wikidata records people named Scheerer in the United States.

Is the surname Scheerer getting more or less common?

More common. 977 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,376 in 2010, up 41%.

The surname Scheerer

A surname, carried by 1,376 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Scheerer is more common than 87.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,376 people named Scheerer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 977.

#19,602

rank among US surnames

1,376

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+40.8%

change since 2000 (was #24,083)

Who is named Scheerer

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Scheerer identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Scheerers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Scheerer
American actor, director, and producer, 1928–2018

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Scheerer

Scheerer has the Soundex code S660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S660.

Questions

How common is the surname Scheerer?: 1,376 people in the United States had the surname Scheerer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. It ranked 19,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Scheerer?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Scheerer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Scheerer?: Robert Scheerer, American actor, director, and producer.
Where is the surname Scheerer most common?: Wikidata records people named Scheerer in the United States.
Is the surname Scheerer getting more or less common?: More common. 977 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,376 in 2010, up 41%.